Breaking Bad episode "Fly"
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"Fly" is a bottle episode from the TV series Breaking Bad, notable for its intense psychological focus on Walter White and Jesse Pinkman and its distinctive, minimalist style.
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| Breaking Bad episode "Fly" canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Breaking Bad episode "Fly" Context triple: [Rian Johnson, directed, Breaking Bad episode "Fly"]
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Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is a critically acclaimed American television drama series that follows a high school chemistry teacher’s transformation into a ruthless methamphetamine manufacturer.
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B.
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is a 2019 neo-Western crime drama film that serves as an epilogue to the television series Breaking Bad, following Jesse Pinkman’s fate after the show’s finale.
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C.
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul is an American television drama series that serves as a prequel and spin-off to Breaking Bad, following the transformation of small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill into the morally compromised attorney Saul Goodman.
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D.
The Wire
The Wire is a critically acclaimed American crime drama television series that explores the interconnected institutions and social issues of Baltimore through the perspectives of law enforcement, drug dealers, politicians, and residents.
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E.
The Wire
The Wire is the traditional nickname of the Warrington Wolves, a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Breaking Bad episode "Fly" Target entity description: "Fly" is a bottle episode from the TV series Breaking Bad, notable for its intense psychological focus on Walter White and Jesse Pinkman and its distinctive, minimalist style.
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A.
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is a critically acclaimed American television drama series that follows a high school chemistry teacher’s transformation into a ruthless methamphetamine manufacturer.
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B.
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is a 2019 neo-Western crime drama film that serves as an epilogue to the television series Breaking Bad, following Jesse Pinkman’s fate after the show’s finale.
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C.
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul is an American television drama series that serves as a prequel and spin-off to Breaking Bad, following the transformation of small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill into the morally compromised attorney Saul Goodman.
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D.
The Wire
The Wire is a critically acclaimed American crime drama television series that explores the interconnected institutions and social issues of Baltimore through the perspectives of law enforcement, drug dealers, politicians, and residents.
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E.
The Wire
The Wire is the traditional nickname of the Warrington Wolves, a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| airDate | 2010-05-23 ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre |
crime drama
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psychological drama ⓘ |
| cameraStyle | unusual angles and close-ups ⓘ |
| centralMotif | a contaminating fly in the lab ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement |
after the episode "Kafkaesque"
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before the episode "Abiquiu" ⓘ |
| containsSceneType | extended dialogue between Walter White and Jesse Pinkman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
divisive among some viewers
ⓘ
generally positive ⓘ |
| director | Rian Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 10 ⓘ |
| episodeType | bottle episode ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Gale Boetticher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Albuquerque, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jesse Pinkman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | psychological tension between Walter White and Jesse Pinkman ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
deepens Walter and Jesse's relationship
ⓘ
foreshadows Walter White's eventual confession issues ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Walter White's guilt and obsession
ⓘ
intense character study of Walter White ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | AMC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Breaking Bad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Walter White and Jesse Pinkman are trapped in the lab overnight
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Walter White becomes obsessed with killing a fly ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Aaron Paul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bryan Cranston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praisedFor |
direction by Rian Johnson
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experimental structure ⓘ performances by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul ⓘ |
| productionCode | 310 ⓘ |
| productionConstraint | produced with a limited budget ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 47 minutes ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| seriesCreator | Vince Gilligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | meth superlab ⓘ |
| showrunner | Vince Gilligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundDesignFeature | emphasis on ambient lab sounds and the fly's buzzing ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
claustrophobic atmosphere
ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ |
| theme |
confession and secrecy
ⓘ
control ⓘ guilt ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| writer |
Moira Walley-Beckett
NERFINISHED
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Sam Catlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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